Perhaps the most important characteristic of this branch of majic is the elemental nature of many spells. A suitably powerful mage can easily use the lowliest of the elements to kill a fiend, but then there is always Ultima for those fond of brute force.
| Ability Name | Effect | MP Cost |
| Fire | Damages the enemy with a fire attack | 4 |
| Fira | Damages the enemy with a stronger fire attack | 8 |
| Firaga | Damages the enemy with the strongest fire the attack | 16 |
| Thunder | Damages the enemy with a thunder attack | 4 |
| Thundara | Damages the enemy with a stronger thunder attack | 8 |
| Thundaga | Damages the enemy with the strongest thunder attack | 16 |
| Blizzard | Damages the enemy with an ice attack | 4 |
| Blizzara | Damages the enemy with a stronger ice attack | 8 |
| Blizzaga | Damages the enemy with the strongest ice attack | 16 |
| Water | Damages the enemy with a water attack | 4 |
| Watera | Damages the enemy with a stronger water attack | 8 |
| Waterga | Damages the enemy with the strongest water attack | 16 |
| Bio | Causes poison effect on enemy and takes away HP every turn | 10 |
| Demi | Reduces 3/4 of an enemy's HP | 32 |
| Death | Can kill an enemy instantly. May not work against stronger enemies and ineffective against bosses | 20 |
| Drain | Absorbs an enemy's HP (you gain the amount of HP absorbed) | 12 |
| Osmose | Absorbs an enemy's MP (you gain the amount of MP absorbed) | - |
| Flare | Inflicts damage to an enemy with a non-attribute magical power | 54 |
| Ultima | Inflicts damage to all enemies with a non-attribute magical power | 90 |